Archive for Category: "Voluntourism"
Voluntourism Spotlight: Coach Sports & Mentor Kids in Jamaica
This week, our voluntourism spotlight highlights sports coaching in Jamaica. Keep reading for many ways to get involved and make a difference in children’s lives. Tune into this weekend’s broadcast of Peter Greenberg Worldwide for more information. Don’t forget to check back every Wednesday for more voluntourism opportunities. If you want to do more with [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: Everglades National Park Volunteers
There’s more to the Everglades than alligators, swamps and air boats. Get a closer look by volunteering at the Everglades National Park. Tune into this weekend’s broadcast of Peter Greenberg Worldwide for more information. Don’t forget to check back every Wednesday for more voluntourism opportunities. In South Florida The Everglades National Park is the largest wilderness [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: Race for the Cure
This week, our voluntourism spotlight highlights the Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure. It’s not just about running. Keep reading for many ways to get involved with the fight against breast cancer. Tune into this weekend’s broadcast of Peter Greenberg Worldwide for more information. Don’t forget to check back every Wednesday for more voluntourism [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: Dan River Basin Association
Help preserve the environment while learning new skills and even help introduce others to the great outdoors. This week, our voluntourism spotlight highlights the Dan River Basin Association, located in Collinsville, Virginia, and headquartered in Eden, North Carolina. Learn more about their volunteer program in this weekend’s broadcast of Peter Greenberg Worldwide and check back [...]
How to Help After the Boston Marathon Bombings
In the aftermath of bombings at the Boston Marathon yesterday that killed three and wounded over 170, we are all looking for ways to help. The Good Outnumbers Comedian Patton Oswalt summarized the feeling best when he wrote on Facebook: “So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: Montreal—The City of Festivals
Montreal is known as the City of Festivals and one of the best ways to experience a festival is to roll up your sleeves and volunteer. This week, our voluntourism spotlight highlights the upcoming Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, which you can attend and help the city prepare for and promote. Tune into this weekend’s [...]
How to Donate Your Frequent-Flier Miles
Tax Day is almost here, but you can get a jump on next year’s deductions by donating your frequent-flier miles through airline loyalty programs or to causes like The Dream Foundation, Project Hero, Make-A-Wish, and many more. Donating through Airline Mileage Programs: One of the easiest options is to directly through the airline where your [...]
Fight Global Poverty: Ways to Give Back in India
Of the 1.2 billion people in India, an estimated 32.7 percent live below the International Poverty Line, according to 2010 data from the United Nations Development Programme. Michaela Guzy, founder of OhThePeopleYouMeet.com, set out to visit NGOs and local organizations whose work ranges in scope from education and girls’ empowerment to historical restoration, medical projects and [...]
